Hackers exploited Meta's AI chatbot to hijack Instagram accounts before patch
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Summary
Meta's AI-powered support chatbot was exploited by hackers to hijack Instagram accounts by tricking it into changing the email associated with a target's profile and resetting the password. The vulnerability was demonstrated in a video shared on Telegram and occurred around the same time Barack Obama's White House Instagram account was hacked and used to post Iranian propaganda. Meta has since patched the issue.
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The issue, which Meta says has since been patched, cropped up around the same time Barack Obama's White House account on Instagram was hacked.
Meta's AI support chatbot helped hackers hijack Instagram accounts, as reported earlier by 404 Media.
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